What's New in CCS Gifted Education?
3rd Quarter Edition
20 Cabarrus County Teachers Attend State Gifted Conference! CCS Teacher Kris Harlan is finalist for State AIG Teacher of the Year!
Each year NCAGT sponsors a state gifted conference for teachers to learn countless strategies to engage and challenge their gifted students. This year Cabarrus County had 20 teachers in attendance at the conference, including a large group of 12 teachers from the middle and high school levels! It was amazing to see teachers from all levels, K-12, committed to learning more about reaching our gifted learners!
Two of the amazing presenters from the Conference will join CCS in August to conduct PD. The first is titled "50 Ways to Leave Your Lecture" and the second is "Creating TEDTalks in the Classroom". We look forward to sharing these strategies in August with 3-12 teachers!
During the conference, 3 teachers were recognized as state finalists for Gifted Educator of the Year. This year our very own Kris Harlan, an AIG specialist at Pitt School Elementary, was chosen for this honor. Her commitment to meeting the needs of the "whole gifted child" were recognized on a state level.
Bringing it to Life!
8th grade ALPS students at Winkler Middle read and analyzed biographies by completing a portfolio and creating a magazine that focused on the industry the famous person worked in. Students completed their study by making that person come to life in a Living Museum for their peers.
Socratic Smackdown!
Young Scientists
Rube Helps STRETCH AP Student Thinking
The Challenge: Draw a Rube Goldberg cartoon-type diagram or model to demonstrate how the components of the immune system interact to rid the body of a pathogen. Students presented their creations to the class. Now THAT'S some higher level thinking!
MARS attacks!
AIG students at Cox Mill Elementary tackle an out-of-this-world problem-based engineering challenge!
Create a human habitation prototype for Mars using a variety of tools and materials. Students had to gain the knowledge they needed about Mars's atmosphere and resources in order to develop their plan.
It's Not as Bad as it Looks...
The Mind is an Odyssey....
WHES students competed in the Odyssey of the Mind Regional Competition at Wingate University on March 5th. Students had to perform a creative solution to their long term problem and participate in a spontaneous problem. They were all awesOMe!
EXTRA! EXTRA!
It's All in the Programming...
The third grade AIG students at Bethel Elementary School present their Programming Projects. Students researched what a robot is and how robots work. Student could choose an every-day robot such as a Laptop or iPhone and apply their robotics knowledge to understanding how it works.
Swimming with Sharks!
Dressed to Impress!
Congratulations 2016 N.C. Governor's School Students!
Colin D. Whiteley: Choral Music (Bass): Jay M. Robinson
Alexandra C. Thurber: English: Northwest Cabarrus
Hannah Ross Patten: English: Concord
Tatiana C. Portell: English: Mount Pleasant
Calista N. Sherriff: Math: Jay M. Robinson
Kyle B. Moran: Math: Jay M. Robinson
Milan Y. Patel: Natural Science: Central Cabarrus
Ester Lin: Social Science: Hickory Ridge
Landon T. Bost: Social Science: Concord
Anderlyn E. Smith: Theater: Hickory Ridge
CCS Gifted Education Department
Email: nicolle.sandor@cabarrus.k12.nc.us
Website: http://www.cabarrus.k12.nc.us/Page/4272
Phone: 704-262-6257